Bradford City have announced their new mascot, Brontë Bantam, in an announcement video that links to world-renowned authors Charlotte and Emily Brontë.The club have now created a sibling duo of mascots that truly represent the community and family atmosphere that surrounds the club.But they have also done it by bringing in the local area, specifically highlighting Haworth and the Brontë sisters, a beloved part of the West Yorkshire area and its history. (Sophie Bates)
How do you approach reading classics? I find it hard to get past the older language.Donaldson: I think the main challenge is attuning your ear to the unfamiliar language and pacing. But what feels awkward on page five often starts to feel natural by page fifty.Start with classics that are genuine page-turners: Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Count of Monte Cristo and virtually anything by Austen or Dickens all have strong narrative momentum, making the language easier to settle into than, say, behemoths like Moby-Dick, Middlemarch or The Brothers Karamazov.And do not feel obligated to slog through every book you try. Some became classics because they changed literature, not because they’re rollicking yarns. I also don’t think the goal shouldn’t be to check titles off a list – it’s to find the books that have earned their reputation because they still have the power to move/grab us.
Hardy and Free has been created by award-winning Yorkshire photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn and takes its name from a line in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights: “I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free...”It was originally commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth in 2023 as part of its contemporary arts programme and then a new series of large-scale portraits with audio from the women involved, was created for Bradford 2025, UK City of Culture and adorned Kirkgate Shopping Centre.The photographs, which are three metres by two metres each are hung in a huge barn where they used to show the pigeons on the Yorkshire Show Ground.Hardy and Free explores the relationship between 12 contemporary women and the natural world, all sharing a profound emotional link with the landscapes that shape them. (Catherine Scott)
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Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 12:00 – 13:00Loading Bay, BD1 3QRJoin volunteer Mark Musolf as he reflects on his remarkable journey at the Brontë Birthplace growing from casual helper to committee member, acclaimed tour guide, and a cornerstone of the Birthplace community.As part of the Brontë Birthplace team he shares the fascinating stories of the Brontë family and this special house, helping others to connect with the Brontës’ legacy and leave with a deeper appreciation of both the family’s story and the place where it began.In this insightful talk, Musolf charts the history of the project, its evolving aims and the tremendous successes achieved through dedication, collaboration and local pride.
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Folkloric Legends and Influences of the BrontësSunday, 12 July 2026 | 13:30 – 14:30Loading Bay, BD1 3QRThe Brontë children were surrounded by storytellers from birth, hearing tales from different voices and areas. With parents from the North of Ireland and Cornwall, both places redolent with myths, legends, and their own stories related in geographical accents.Listening to genteel Thornton company would have contrasted much with servants’ speech, which in turn would have been different to that in Haworth and Keighley.Dialect, myths and legends in each place were influenced by past migration, and new communities settling in the areas during the Brontës’ lives.In this talk, Irene looks at these influences, the accents and dialect the Brontës heard around them, on visits to Keighley, and how these may have found their way into their written work.
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 14:45 – 15:45Loading Bay, BD1 3QStep into the shadowed world of passion, obsession and moral ambiguity in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.Join acclaimed Brontë scholar Dr Claire O’Callaghan and popular literary culture specialist Dr Jo Parsons for a thought-provoking discussion exploring the novel’s dark romantic legacy and its influence on contemporary phenomena, such as Twilight, After and The Vampire Diaries. Together, they will examine the enduring appeal of dark romance tropes including longing, intensity and toxicity, while questioning the ethics behind these narratives.Is Heathcliff a romantic hero or something far more troubling? Discover why stories of destructive love continue to captivate audiences across generations and popular culture today.
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 16:00 – 17:00Loading Bay, BD1 3QRWith new adaptations and viral discussions bringing classic literature to new audiences, the Brontë sisters are once again at the centre of cultural conversation.Join acclaimed author Lucasta Miller and renowned Brontë scholar Dr Claire O’Callaghan as they explore how our understanding of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë continues to evolve in the 21st century.From Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre to modern film and television adaptations, this engaging discussion examines why the Brontës’ stories of passion, ambition and rebellion still resonate today.Discover how contemporary audiences are reshaping the myths, legacy and enduring appeal of one of literature’s most celebrated families.
The birthplace of the Brontë sisters will host an event looking at its own history as part of Bradford Literature Festival.The Brontë Birthplace in Thornton re-opened last year, and on Friday Bradford-born heritage champion Steve Stanworth will share his 26‑year journey restoring and celebrating the building.The event, being held at the Thornton attraction, is part of Bradford Literature Festival, and will take place at 6.30pm on Friday.At the event, Mr Stanworth will explain how he helped to return the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street to its Regency character.He has also played a central role in restoring the Brontë Bell Chapel and, with Christa Ackroyd, created the Brontë exhibition at St James’ Church.Patrick Brontë himself wrote that his happiest years were spent in Thornton, a sentiment that underpins Steve’s lifelong dedication to preserving this remarkable heritage.
7. Helen Graham escapes her disastrous marriage to Arthur Huntingdon in which Anne Brontë novel? (Olav Bjortomt)
It will be necessary to see if Kazan's adaptation maintains the epic and tragic spirit of the author, who delves into the problem of identity, betrayal, inheritance, and love without concessions, or if it creates a digestible product, as Emerald Fennell did with Wuthering Heights, which Mariana Enríquez described as a "boring and silly" film, as it turned a dark and demonic story that explores the beauty of the abyss, depression, and love for darkness into something sexy. Will the same happen with Steinbeck? We will see. (Pol Guasch)
When Merrick is revealed, the reactions from those who see him are almost uniformly panicked (though some respond with a commingling of the grotesque and erotic that wouldn’t be out of place in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights). (Jacob Oller)
The Telegraph India announces the Indian streaming premiere on JioHotstar of Wuthering Heights 2026. EuroWeekly News wonders about the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever arriving in Potsdam. Vintage Reads posts about The Invention of Charlotte Brontë by Graham Watson.
Monroe County Public Library, Southwest Branch, Meeting Room ASaturday, July 11, 2:00pm - 5:00pmJoin us for our quarterly Movies vs. Books Club! Popcorn and candy will be provided during the movie. Age 18 and up.Read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, then join us to watch the 2011 film adaptation directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. You can request a copy of the book be placed on hold for you when you register to attend, or read or listen to a digital copy on Libby or Hoopla. Afterwards, we'll tackle the question: which was better—the book or the movie?Please contact Becky Craft at bcraft@mcpl.info if you have any questions about this program.
CANCELLEDSaturday, 11 July 2026 | 10:00 – 15:00The Old Bell Chapel, Thornton Road, Bradford, West YorkshireJoin Brontë Stones project creator Michael Stewart for a guided walking tour tracing the footsteps of the Brontë sisters from their birthplace in Thornton village to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth.Crossing the stunning Yorkshire landscape, the walk explores specially commissioned responses to the Brontës by celebrated writers like Carol Ann Duffy, Kate Bush, Jackie Kay and Jeanette Winterson.This nine-mile linear trek takes around five hours and includes narrow styles, uneven ground and slippery surfaces.Appropriate footwear and weatherproof clothing are essential. Participants should also bring a packed lunch and plenty of water for a picnic stop along the route.
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 16:00 – 19:30Cambridge House, BD5 0HStep into the shadows of a cinematic mystery with Wuthering Heights Rediscovered, an exhibition celebrating the lost 1920 silent film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s timeless classic.Drawing on the only surviving script and a remarkable collection of previously unseen photographs, the exhibition reconstructs and reimagines a film thought lost forever.Curated by Professor Rob Shail and Irfan Shah of Leeds Beckett University’s Early Cinema Research Group, and supported by the Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth, it offers a fascinating journey into early filmmaking, literary heritage and Yorkshire’s enduring gothic landscape.A must-see for film lovers, Brontë enthusiasts and admirers of the moors alike.
The Great Exhibition of 1851 wasn’t done by halves. It wasn’t value engineered to within an inch of its life and (I’m betting) it didn’t take a month to make a simple decision. That exhibition – designed to set out what this country had and could offer the world – is still referenced in textbooks as an example of Britain leading on the world stage. It was outward looking, but confident in the country’s collective national abilities. Leading thinkers and doers of the day were there. Michael Faraday, Charlotte Brontë, Charles Darwin, Lewis Carroll, Karl Marx and Alfred Tennyson were all in attendance. The perfect blend of science, philosophy and culture, under one giant glass roof of the (at the time, temporary) Crystal Palace. Queen Victoria herself allegedly visited more than 30 times.
From painting the walls of his family home as a child in Germany to creating eye-catching public murals here in west Clare, artist Marcus Vallboehmer has turned a lifelong passion for colour into a successful career.Now living in Farrihy, near Doonbeg, Marcus is the artist behind the striking new mural of Charlotte Brontë on the White Walls in Kilkee, celebrating the famous novelist’s connection to the seaside town.
Summer is also the time for adventure, whether that’s white water rafting or Finnegans Wake. You have energy, Vitamin D and oceans of time. Plus, sun and heat are the enemy of the screen. You can’t doomscroll on a beach.I remember exactly where I was when I first read Wuthering Heights (on a beach in Brittany), Catch-22 (a beach in southern Italy) and The Beach (a pool in Ibiza). Also, the frustration of not being able to escape completely into Emma Cline’s The Girls on a beach in Kerry when my kids were small. And many more.
Before the show, Ashi said he leaned further into the “Wuthering Heights” feeling of his spring effort and thought back to the Surrealist Ball given by Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild in 1972, a soirée with the likes of Salvador Dalí, Princess Grace of Monaco and Audrey Hepburn in attendance. (Lily Templeton)
The question of adapting brilliant literature is not newly raised by this forthcoming limited series. Modern films have proven time and time again that renewed audience interest in their source texts can arise from the adaptive process. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, for example, saw viewers picking up copies of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece, while Emerald Fennell’s interpretation of Wuthering Heights brought Brontë’s text back off the shelf, be it through inspiration or outrage. The texts didn’t need a spotlight shone on them, but their filmic twins formed a fruitful relationship of engagement between the different media. (Dan Porritt)
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10/07/2026 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PMBrontë Birthplace, ThorntonBradford-born heritage champion Steve Stanworth shares his remarkable 26‑year journey restoring and celebrating Thornton’s extraordinary Brontë legacy.From transforming the Old Bell Chapel, where Patrick Brontë served as perpetual curate from 1815 to 1820, to creating the St James’ Church Brontë exhibition, which includes the font at which all the Brontë children, except Maria, were baptised.Stanworth explains how he helped to return the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street to its Regency character, Steve brings together the story of three landmark Brontë projects and the passion that has driven them.Patrick Brontë himself wrote that his happiest years were spent in Thornton, a sentiment that underpins Steve’s lifelong dedication to preserving this remarkable heritage.
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 09:00 – 17:00The Midland Hotel, BD1 4HUBradford Literature Festival’s much-loved Brontë tour returns for another unforgettable journey into the lives and legacy of one of literature’s most celebrated families.Led by broadcaster and Brontë enthusiast Christa Ackroyd, this specially curated experience includes travel by vintage coach to the Brontës’ childhood home in Thornton village and lunch at Branwell Brontë’s favourite haunt, The Lord Nelson pub.Journey through the dramatic Yorkshire moors that inspired Wuthering Heights while uncovering fascinating stories from your expert guide.The tour also includes entry to the Brontë Parsonage Museum and an exclusive talk from museum staff exploring the enduring brilliance of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.
In trying to explore the nuances of narrative theory I naturally gravitated to Joseph Campbell’s 1949 work The Hero with a Thousand Faces, and the concept of the “monomyth”, a template for the “Hero’s Journey” in dramatic writing, a critical structure that has been applied to works as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh, potentially the oldest surviving written epic, to Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, to Star Wars.
Brontë Wilds is perfectly positioned close to Haworth, where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote their famous books. The stylish lakefront lodges – one with three bedrooms and the other with two – offer a serene haven with stunning views. Step out onto the private deck, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and soak in the tranquillity of the surrounding countryside. You can also watch steam trains pass by from the nearby Keighley and Worth Valley Railway – made famous by The Railway Children film. Haworth, with its charming cobbles and Brontë history, is nearby. A 20-minute drive away in Thornton is the fascinating Brontë Birthplace, where the sisters and their brother Branwell were born.Brontë Wilds, near Haworth.
Thursday 9 July, 2026 at 19:00The Bookery, 21 High Street, CreditonThe Bookery is delighted to welcome Amelia Blackwell for an evening of literary mystery and historic intrigue as she discusses her new novel, The Haunting of a Brontë with Devon crime writer Stephanie Austin, promising a lively evening of murder mystery, literary history and the enduring fascination of the Brontës.Tickets £5, ticketholders will receive 15% off purchases of The Haunting of a Brontë on the night.
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2. Wuthering HeightsFilming has taken place on Bridestones Moor for a number of projects over the year's including BBC's The Gallows Pole, Riot Women and most recently the recent 2026 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. (Abigail Kellett)
El tropo de la mansión gótica viene de lejos y se sustenta sobre todo en dos novelas con asombrosas concomitancias, aun separadas por un siglo: Jane Eyre (1847), de Charlotte Brontë, y Rebecca (1938), de Daphne du Maurier, en la que se inspiró Alfred Hitchcock para su celebérrima película. En ambas obras el hogar adquiere un papel protagónico, ya sea la casa solariega de Thornfield Hall, coronada con almenas, o la finca de Manderley, a la que se accede por un sendero bordeado de enormes rododendros que estallan en flores rojo escarlata.Dos heroínas jóvenes e inexpertas irrumpen en las vidas de dos caballeros de pasado turbio (el señor Rochester y el viudo Maxim de Winter). En ambas obras, algo extraño ha sucedido con las respectivas primeras esposas: Berta Mason se ha vuelto loca y su marido la mantiene encerrada en el desván de un torreón; en la segunda, Rebecca ha muerto en un supuesto accidente de navegación. De igual forma afloran coincidencias en sendos finales: el fuego purificador y el triunfo del amor romántico; o la idea de él. (Olga Merino) (Translation)
Afterword Bookshop, 216 East 6rh Street, New York NY 10003July 8, 7pmJoin Deborah Lutz as she discusses her new book This Dark Night: Emily Brontë, A Life, in conversation with Amanda Vaill.Emily Brontë (1818–1848) was only twenty-seven-years old when she began work on one of the most important novels in the English language. Two years later in 1847, she completed Wuthering Heights. It took the world almost a century to catch up to Brontë’s masterpiece, and it has taken even longer to know Brontë―an elusive figure, with a ghostly legacy provoked by her early death and the loss (and likely destruction) of almost all her personal papers.Drawing on formerly inaccessible notebooks and manuscripts, This Dark Night constructs a portrait of Brontë, her famous writing sisters Charlotte and Anne, and the effect of their sisters’ and mother’s tragic deaths. In the first full-length biography in over twenty years, renowned scholar Deborah Lutz sketches the days of a woman crafting otherworldly fiction while running her father’s parsonage: writing interweaving with household work, daydreaming, and exploring the rough-hewn outdoors.As she traces the influence of Brontë’s life and work, Lutz follows how Brontë’s fantastical early poems of the night sky, women rulers, and outsiders and rebels grew into the stormy, transcendent Wuthering Heights. Lutz also illuminates the overlooked ways that the legendary writer addressed debates of her time that still resonate today, including questions of gender and sexuality, race and class, and rapid industrialization set against the natural world.From her menagerie of dogs and birds to the beloved moors that Brontë wandered and later emblazoned in her novel, Lutz depicts the passions of an author at odds with convention. Uniting the domestic and the cosmic, This Dark Night plumbs the life and writing of this idiosyncratic woman, dark soul, and monumental genius.
Widely considered one of the finest novels ever written, this timeless tale follows a young woman who, after being orphaned at a young age, is sent to a brutal boarding school. 10 years later, she accepts a job as a governess for a young girl, the ward of the enigmatic and brutish master of Thornfield Hall.Slowly but surely, she begins to fall for her erratic employer whilst she also starts uncovering his dark secrets.Directed by Robert Stevenson, best known for helming Disney’s beloved film Mary Poppins, this underrated Gothic romance from the classic Hollywood era stars Joan Fontaine as Jane and Orson Welles as Mr Rochester.Many film fans have claimed over the years that it’s one of the best adaptations of Brontë’s novel to ever be produced. It’s certainly a must-watch for viewers who have devoured recent period romances such as Wuthering Heights and The Other Bennet Sister or can’t wait for the upcoming iterations of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.One 10/10 review from an IMDb user claimed that, while other versions of Jane Eyre are just as breathtaking, fans should “see this to be fully satisfied". (Lucas Hill-Paul)
The film will be on BBC Four next Thursday, July 9, at 23:50 (GMT).
Best Actress - Margot RobbieBest Supporting Actress - Alison Oliver
Sue Ryder is inviting people from across West Yorkshire to take part in the first ever Brontë Pub Walk, a brand‑new event set in the stunning countryside that inspired the world‑famous Brontë sisters.Sponsored by Bulloughs Cleaning Services, the event - taking place on Saturday August 15 at 11am - offers a choice of five or ten‑mile routes, each featuring a series of charming refreshment stops.Walkers will take in Stanbury, Ponden and the outskirts of Oakworth before finishing on the iconic Haworth Main Street. (Hannah Britton)With eight refreshment points on the full route and six on the shorter route, the Brontë Pub Walk is designed to be a relaxed, social day out, perfect for families, groups of friends and workplace teams.
Isn't Iconic probably the most overused and misused word in the English language?
If you’re the type to imagine that literary genius might seep into the stones and the woodwork, England has book-loads of places to go. Jane Austen, the Brontës, Rudyard Kipling, William Wordsworth, Beatrix Potter, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens ... you can visit the homes of them all. (...)From York, take a spin (or the train) to Harrogate for a touch of 18th century spa town elegance, or to Haworth to see the Parsonage home of the Brontë sisters and the moors backdrop that famously inspired Emily’s Wuthering Heights. (Gemma Tipton & Úna McCaffrey)
Anne Brontë.org celebrates the 200th anniversary of Patrick Brontë's gift of twelve wooden soldiers to Branwell in 1826.
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Young Rep Seniors presentsAdapted by Polly TealeTue 7 Jul–Wed 8 Jul 2026The Studio, 7 Cannon St, Birmingham B2 5EP, United KingdomDirected by Jasmin HyltonMovement Direction by Ana Diego IversenOur Young Rep Seniors take to the stage this July with Polly Teale’s bold and imaginative adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel Jane Eyre. This powerful retelling brings the emotional intensity of Jane’s journey vividly to life, revealing the passions and hidden struggles that shape her story.As Jane grows from a lonely child into a determined young woman, she fights to define her own identity in a world that seeks to confine her. Teale’s innovative approach places Bertha, the ‘woman in the attic’, onstage as a living, breathing embodiment of Jane’s suppressed fears and desires – creating a striking and unforgettable theatrical experience.With rich ensemble storytelling, atmospheric movement and compelling performances, our Young Rep Seniors illuminate a timeless tale of love, resilience and the pursuit of freedom.A fierce, haunting, and deeply human reimagining of a beloved classic.
Tuesday 7th July6:30pm – 8pm (doors open from 6pm)Brontë BirthplaceHeritage researcher and Brontë Birthplace General Manager Anna Gibson explores the uncanny pull of Brontë Country—a landscape shaped as much by longing and myth as by history.Drawing on her experiences living, working, and walking across Brontë Country, she examines how moors, memories, and cherished objects become charged with meaning, and how the Brontës’ presence continues to haunt cultural memory, tourism, and heritage practice today.Anna’s History:After completing her MA in Heritage Studies at the University of Manchester, Anna Gibson joined the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street, Thornton, Bradford, as its first General Manager.The building was acquired through the combined support of more than 700 individual investors, together with funding from Bradford City of Culture 2025, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Community Ownership Fund, and the Rural England Prosperity Fund.Now managed by Brontë Birthplace Limited, a Community Benefit Society, the house opened to the public in March 2025.
The contemporary relevance of The Odyssey is a key issue in the film’s potential impact. Mary Beard, professor emerita of classics at Cambridge, says she is hoping for “the Wuthering Heights effect” and suggests there are deeper questions at play behind the surface narrative. “Films always bring people’s attention back to the ancient world and of the whole modern resonance of the classics. What are the big questions raised by the Odyssey and are they still ours? What does it mean to go home? What does war do to those left behind? Where does the boundary between civilisation and barbarity really lie?” (Andrew Pulver)
'Wuthering Heights' (1847)This might seem like it’s establishing a pattern of jumping back 50 years with every new entry, but that’s not the case (promise). Wuthering Heights is a real classic, since it’s not far off being 200 years old, which is wild to think about. It would've been very out there for its time, one would imagine, in terms of how dark and angst-filled it’s willing to get as a story about love… kind of? But not really a love story, being more centered on obsession and a dangerous kind of passion.You get a very strong feeling in your gut from reading Wuthering Heights, and such an experience has proven hard to translate and capture on screen, though that hasn’t stopped various people from trying. With Wuthering Heights, you do just have to read it, or maybe listen to it in full, and then it’s pretty easy to see what all the hype (a hype that has persisted for nearly two centuries) is about. (Jeremy Urquhart)
La produzione Virginy L’Isola Trovata seleziona attori e attrici per le prossime produzioni teatrali, tra cui Cime Tempestose, con Giulio Corso e Federica De Benedittis. Lavoro retribuito. Periodo di lavoro: autunno 2026. (Translation)
Behind The Glass: A Parsonage PodcastSam and Mia are joined by Dr Alessandra Pino, an expert on the intersections of the Gothic, food, and cultural memory. She co-authored The Gothic Cookbook, which digs into food themes and motifs in classic and contemporary novels from the 19th century to the present day.We look at how food is used in the Brontës' Gothic novels Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and why Margot Robbie's Cathy poked her finger into aspic...Say hi! Let us know if you enjoyed the episode.
From the Yorkshire moors to the Philippines, from Japan to Brazil, by way of Turkey, Mexico, and France, students from Nantes Université (FLCE) invite you to discover the many lives of Emily Brontë’s classic novel. Created by third-year students majoring in English as part of their Cultural Translation course with Laëtitia Saint-Loubert,, this online exhibition explores how Wuthering Heights has travelled across languages, cultures, and media.Through interactive maps and digital timelines, the online exhibition Wuthering Heights in Translation traces the novel’s many journeys through its translations, adaptations, and rewritings across diverse cultural and historical contexts.How do you translate the untranslatable? What happens to Gothic aesthetics, gender relations, or the violence of passion as they cross linguistic, cultural, and medial boundaries? From adapt ations for young readers to ballets inspired by the novel, from book covers that reinvent its visual world to costumes that bring its characters to life, from the translation of proper names to epistolary rewritings and imagined accounts of Heathcliff's enigmatic youth, these projects offer a wealth of new ways to rediscover Wuthering Heights. Others explore the novel's silences, ellipses, and unresolved mysteries, inviting visitors to investigate, play, and reflect on the many transformations of this enduring classic.Collaborative, creative, and digital, this project showcases the vitality of a novel that, for nearly two centuries, has continued to be translated, adapted, reinvented, and reinterpreted around the world.
A Lancashire village has been named among England’s most underrated spots by travel site Love Exploring.Introducing the list, it said: “England is filled with pretty towns and villages, each with its own unique charm – and while it's easy to be drawn to the more well-known destinations, this often means overlooking hidden gems.“To help you discover these lesser-known treasures, we've selected and ranked what, in our opinion, are the most under-the-radar delights from each of England's 39 historic counties.”Wycoller made the list, ranking in 10th place, and it’s the only spot in Lancashire to be included.Love Exploring says the Lancashire village is a “beautiful hamlet” with links to famous author Charlotte Brontë.It adds: “Although very little of it remains, the beautiful hamlet of Wycoller still has much to offer lovers of the English picturesque.“Largely abandoned in the 19th century, when it was due to be flooded to make way for a reservoir, it now consists mostly of atmospheric ruins, including 16th-century Wycoller Hall (pictured) which is thought to be the inspiration for Ferndean Manor in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.“Nearby Wycoller Beck is a pretty woodland stream crossed by seven ancient bridges, one of which (Clam Bridge) is believed to be over 1,000 years old.”Historic UK said: “This sleepy village now forms part of a beautiful country park.“Wycoller is probably most famous for its Bronte connection.”It adds: “The Brontës lived at Haworth, not far from Wycoller, and Charlotte would have passed through here on her way to Gawthorpe Hall when she went to stay with the Kay-Shuttleworths.“Charlotte’s description of Ferndean Manor when approached from the old coach road fits Wycoller Hall perfectly.” (Katie Collier)
So, perhaps we've spent too many times re-watching Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights adaptation, or accidentally become hyperfixated on that free-climbing couple engaged at the top of the Empire State Building, but one thing's conclusive: Having a crush is cool again. And an out-of-reach one? Even better. (Sophie Thompson)
Jane Eyre, elogio de una mujer insignificanteHay libros que tienen algo de patria chica, lugares a los que regresar con cariño, novelas que, pasado el tiempo, te siguen rondando. Y rara vez sucede que su relectura defraude. Puede ser, en el peor de los casos, que, como aquel paisaje o casa de tu infancia, las dimensiones cambien: aquello parecía entonces más grande, ahora se ve diferente, pero sigue siendo entrañable. Sin embargo, cuando una novela realmente te llama, si notas que te pide volver a leerla, lo que a menudo ocurre es que descubras en ella nuevos encantos. Por eso, habitualmente, la relectura de lo que te conmovió y te reclama suele ser tan agradable. (...) (Translation)(Aurora Pimentel)
Finally, an alert for tomorrow, on BBC Two: Jane Eyre 1944, early in the morning: 9:25 (GMT).
Sunday 5th July, 10am – 12pmThe Brontë Birthplace Tearoom, 72-74 Market Street, Thornton BD13 3HFInspired by the Brontës’ Garden: Sweet Peas in Crepe PaperIn this gentle and inspiring workshop, you will create delicate sweet peas from crepe paper, drawing inspiration from the world of the Brontës. Sweet peas were grown in the garden by Emily Brontë, while Charlotte Brontë, though less interested in gardening, captured these fragile flowers in her sketches. In her letters, she even wondered whether Sicilian sweet peas, whose seeds had been given to them by a friend, would survive the unpredictable Yorkshire weather.The art of paper flower making began in ancient China and later spread across the world. In Europe, it became especially popular in past centuries, when fresh flowers were hard to find during winter. In Eastern Europe, paper flowers were used to decorate homes and as festive ornaments.During this mindful workshop, you will learn how to cut, shape and assemble your own sweet pea stem, and leave with a handmade floral piece to take home.All materials are provided. The workshop is suitable for participants of all skill levels and is open to adults and children aged 10+.The workshop is led by Iryna Zhydetska, a Ukrainian paper artist living in the Brontë country. This event is taking place during Thornton Open Gardens weekend, a great chance to create a lasting momento of nature’s beauty.
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Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 16:00 – 17:30Main Hall, St George’s Hall, BD1 1JTExperience the magic of choral music inspired by some of the most powerful voices in literature, performed live by the Leeds Guild of Singers.This specially curated programme brings together musical settings of texts by William Blake, William Shakespeare, Emily Brontë and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, alongside contemporary compositions that reflect the continuing dialogue between poetry and music.Spanning centuries of writing and a wide range of choral styles, the programme explores how composers return to literary texts for inspiration, reinterpretation and emotional depth.Moving between sacred reflection, folklore and lyric poetry, this performance reveals how words written centuries ago continue to resonate through collective voice. Join us for an evening where literature is not only read, but heard in harmony.
"Haworth, forever tied to the Brontë sisters, inspired seminal novels like Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. The village’s cobbled streets preserve its 19th-century grace while its stone-built houses, often constructed from locally quarried gritstone, give the buildings their distinct earthy hue," writes Love Exploring, which placed Haworth at number five on its list of England's prettiest villages."The neighbouring South Pennine moors – central to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights – feature wild moors, which in summer are painted purple and green by blooming heather and bilberry."The Brontës are the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage was their home from 1820 to 1861. Charlotte, Emily and Anne were the authors of some of the best-loved books in the English language. The museum holds the world's largest collection of original Brontë items, including furniture, books, paintings and clothes.Haworth's traffic-free high street is glorious, laid with setts and curling down the hill from the church to central park, with the moors rising behind the sandstone houses on the other side of the Worth ValleyThere's surely no more romantic way to travel the moorland of Brontë Country than in a steam-drawn carriage. The railway has strong cultural links too — the beautiful Oakworth Station appeared in the 1970 children's classic The Railway Children.Haworth is surrounded by the moors, making it a great place for walks, with trails leading through landscapes that inspired some of the greatest works in English literature. The most popular walk is to the Brontë Waterfall, easily reached from Penistone Hill country park. It is mainly flat with fantastic views of the moors.Above Haworth, a little way up the Brontë Way from the waterfall, stands the desolate ruin of an old farmhouse. A plaque was placed here by the Brontë Society in 1964, musing that the moors here may have been in Emily Brontë's mind when she chose a location for Wuthering Heights.Haworth is a hub of unique independent shops, from art to clothes, jewellery to fine gifts, fancy toiletries, books and homewares . Its main street is made up of immaculately kept old-fashioned shop fronts and welcoming shopkeepers. Visit BradfordHaworth also has a great pub scene serving traditional Yorkshire ales. Some of the old pubs like the Black Bull are believed to be haunted by Branwell, the only brother of the Brontë sisters and a family black sheep. (Milo Boyd)
Dying for You” by Charli XCX“Charli XCX knows pop music. As one of its hardest-working pioneers, she can alchemize a hook out of any emotion—a skill she wields to great effect on her companion album for Emerald Fennell’s cinematic adaptation of Wuthering Heights. On ‘Dying for You,’ she clearly understood her assignment, deploying frenzied strings and a bombastic chorus to capture the headlong rush of Cathy and Heathcliff’s onscreen relationship. It also wouldn’t sound out of place on The CW’s Gossip Girl, which makes it a perfect soundtrack song.”—Daniel Taroy, director, social and video
The origin of it all is a question: "You, who are so feminist, how is it that you like Jane Austen or the Brontës?" they told her. "Precisely because of that!" Pujals replies. "There was a need to explain that behind the image of teacups there is a lot of feminist activism". "We have talked about economics, class struggle, the position of women, very serious things and with rigor, but adapted to the millennial and Z generations," adds Freixenet. After all, "Jane Austen invented the "ghosting" and Anne Brontë warned of the red flags of toxic masculinity, as we learned on Wednesday, who cited Rosalía and the Starks.The last chapter is an hour and a half of juice about the life and work of the youngest of the Brontë sisters and her "moralistic and raw" Agnes Grey. For Pujals, it is "a great guide to navigating your thirties; there are phrases that seem to be taken from Substack, and as a good millennial, she clearly has imposter syndrome." Despite the literary quality of the work, however, she is not the most popular author. It turns out that it was the elder sister, Charlotte ("Jane Eyre), the last of the Brontës to die, who blurred Anne's image as simply "pious and bland" and curbed the dissemination of her work, especially that inspired by her alcoholic brother. "She was the sister with more class consciousness, the most radical," they argue. And that is why she is chosen to close the podcast, which ended with the same phrase as Agnes Grey": "I feel like I've talked enough." (Laura Serra)
Date: Saturday 4th July | 11am – 1pmStarting Point: The Bronte Birthplace, 72-74 Market Street, Thornton, BD13 3HF.Join Paul Crossley and the Brontë Birthplace for our Walking Tour of historic Thornton, uncovering the rich cultural, industrial, and architectural heritage of the Brontë children’s birthplace. For many years, Thornton has been the forgotten chapter in the Brontë story but since the grand opening of the Brontë Birthplace, we’re working to shine a light on the fascinating history of this charming and characterful village.Led by local historian and Brontë family expert Paul and a group of local volunteers, this 2-hour tour begins at the Brontë Birthplace and guides you through key sites including the Brontë Bell Chapel ruins, Kipping House, South Square Centre, and the village’s iconic snickets and ginnels.Once overlooked, Thornton’s story is now being brought to life. Step into its vibrant past and discover how it helped shape the Brontës.The tour ends back at the Birthplace, where you’re welcome to relax in the café, browse the gift shop, or book a house tour.
A first edition of Wuthering Heights together with Agnes Grey has sold at Christie’s London for £1,206,500 in its live The Exceptional Sale: Masterworks Across Cultures auction setting a new world auction record by Emily Brontë.The set is one of the finest examples in private hands, and no textually complete copy has appeared at auction in publisher’s cloth since 1908. It survives in its original 1847 publisher’s cloth binding and retains the distinctive textual and printing irregularities of the first edition. It is also the highest price ever achieved for 19th century literature and for any printed book by a woman.Only 250 copies of the first edition of Wuthering Heights were printed and examples in their original full-cloth binding are scarce with only five other examples known (The Blavatnik-Honresfield copy at Brotherton Library, University of Leeds; University of Oxford; British Library; Charlotte Brontë's annotated copy with pages missing sold at Christie’s New York in 2009; and Anne Brontë's annotated copy at Princeton University Library).This copy bound in diagonally ribbed green-grey cloth with floral patterns and arabesques stamped on the cover has been kept in the same historic house library in England since just after its publication in 1847.
‘The Brontës’ by Juliet Barker (1994)A giant, door stopping account of an entire literary family, Barker’s book is a monumental achievement. But it is also riveting and tragic, telling of the passions, failures, and early deaths of the four Brontë siblings, with a specific focus on Emily and Charlotte, the authors of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.
7 "Wuthering Heights" by Kate BushInspired by 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily BrontëEmily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" follows the turbulent romance between the orphan Heathcliff and the affluent Catherine Earnshaw. Having been adopted by the Earnshaw family, Heathcliff develops a close bond with Catherine — only to have his heart broken when she marries the wealthy Edgar Linton. Years later, Heathcliff returns to society, this time as a man of status and eager to exact revenge.Kate Bush puts the novel to music with "Wuthering Heights," written from Catherine's perspective after her death. From direct references to the Yorkshire moors — "Out on the wily, windy moors" — to self-confessional lyrics reflecting the couple's passionate yet emotionally draining romance, "Wuthering Heights" reflects the same volatile nature of Brontë's seminal work. (Dyah Ayu Larasati)
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